Early team bonding! What else would explain a Hollywood mogul on a scooter?

During my live presentations in Los Angeles a few weeks ago, I shared a handful of photos from my cousin Jillian, Gerald Mayer’s older daughter. If his name rings a bell, that’s because along with producing and directing at M-G-M, he was the only one in the family to make the leap into TV. Gerald directed episodes of Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Peyton Place, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, Lou Grant, The Six Million Dollar Man, Eight is Enough and just too many others to list here.

Here’s my favorite photo, which I’ve titled ‘Team Bonding Day at M-G-M’ as nothing else could possibly explain a Hollywood studio mogul on a scooter!

Along with my great uncle Louis B. Mayer (far left), there’s also his brother, Jerry Mayer (smack in the middle), who was GM of Operations at M-G-M and Gerald Mayer’s father.

I’m fairly sure that’s Harry Rapf to his right. But who’s that firing the starting pistol? I love his commanding look, and those sunglasses… And everyone on scooters is wearing shirt and tie! Maybe this was a race-off between the execs and directors?

So many questions!

But most important question: what did you win for making it to the finish line first?!